owner reportedly buying up cadbury owner reportedly buying up her she's, so you are starting to seevironment, —— hershey's, you've got money sitting on the sidelines on private equity also so when you look ahead to 2025 is one market strategist tells me, this is the year that we expect and hope to see a pick—up. that and hope to see a pick-up. that is want to _ and hope to see a pick-up. that is want to keep _ and hope to see a pick-up. that is want to keep an _ and hope to see a pick-up. that is want to keep an eye - and hope to see a pick—up. that is want to keep an eye on as we head into 2025, thank you, michelle fleury, live in new york. to tech now and an apparantly revolutionary new kind of computer chip with "mind boggling" capabilities. here it is — it's the latest cutting—edge quantum chip from google. and it's fast. according to google it's capable of completing in five minutes a task that would take one of the world's fastest super computers a septillion years — that is a 1 followed by 25 0s — to complete. this the latest in the field of what's known as quantum computing.

it owes the uk—based cadbury and the league could provide this luxury giant with combined sales of almostis all for business today, see you soon. i'm betty with the catch up. tonight: what is happening in syria, the golden globes, and a woman who collects scissors. first, let's talk about what is happening in syria. over the weekend, rebel groups captured the country's capital of damascus, toppling the 50—year—old assad regime. assad has fled to russia, while back in syria, thousands of people are reported to have disappeared under assad's regime, so crowds have rushed to this prison to search for lost relatives. lara escaped when she was six. she spent the weekend celebrating. she is now 18 and living in london. i'm celebrating the liberation of my people, wearing the colours of the revolutionary flag. it is the official flag. i had the craziest weekend of my life. my grandparents have lived through years and years of the oppressive regime, we're finally free. the golden globe nominations are officially out, wicked's cynthia erivo is up for best actor in a comedy or musical, while ariann

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cadbury says it's "disappointed" after losing its royal warrant, having held the accolade for 170 yearsger be allowed to display the royal coat of arms on its packaging. christmas is always a particularly tough time for children in the uk who don't have families to spend it with. charities say there 5 a shortage of thousands of foster carers in the uk, which means more children are living in care homes — and siblings are being split up. will vernon reports. # christmas past is...# everyone is welcome at the ashford sings community choir, especially at christmas. conductor chris and his wife nik are foster parents. i think we're just two people who said yes. i think that's really all it is. i think a lot of people are just a bit too scared. some people say, "i'd find it hard to say goodbye". you're like, yeah, it is hard to say goodbye. but it's great to be able to say hello as well and create that space in the first place. # welcome home.# nick and chris are calling on more people to become foster parents. children and young people in care come in all shapes and sizes, so we need famili

number one is cadbury's creme eggs are my favourite.en they come out and that's it. actually, that was another argument. there's no other. but yeah, it is slightly ridiculous. yeah, it is like easter is getting christmas is getting good earlier every year and then easter, and now it's just going to go into a new cycle. what do you think. >> yeah. well i don't have any very, very strong views on it. i mean as you say it's slightly ridiculous. >> what do you think, nick? >> what do you think, nick? >> i mean, i have i have strong views that this is about the. no. we should focus more on the resurrection of jesus than the early. early. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> emergence of eggs. >> emergence of eggs. >> but to be fair, though, the cadbury's creme egg is a great snack and my favourite thing that ever happened is when they went from six in a box to five in a box, because five is a prime number, so like six, you'd have to share it if you had two people there or three people there. the only way you have to share a box of five is if you've got four

the chocolate maker cadbury has lost its royal warrant, for the first time in 170 years.to display the royal arms taken away. you're live with bbc news. the prime minister of greenland has insisted the arctic island is not for sale, after donald trump said he wanted to take control of the territory. greenland — which is the site of a strategically important us airbase — has been a part of denmark for 600 years. it comes as preisdent—elect trump has also threatened to take over the panama canal if it doesn't reduce its fees. the canal connects the atlantic and pacific oceans — meaning ships can avoid going thousands of extra kilometres around the tip of south america. the us operated the canal during the 20th century after helping panama win independence from colombia. president—elect trump says the fees american government and business pays to use the waterway are ridiculous, and is promising to end what he describes as a "rip off". here's our central america correspondent, will grant. as with many of these diplomatic spats between latin america and donald trump, this one

the chocolate maker cadbury has said it is "disappointed" after losing its royal warrant for the firstnised for providing goods or services to the monarchy. the chocolate firm — which is owned by the american multinational, mondelez — will no longer be allowed to display the royal arms on its packaging. marriage matchmaking and government—organised speed dating in south korea the search for love has taken an unusual turn. it comes as the country battles extremely low fertility and marriage rates. but will these unusual ways to meet your partner help boost them? rachel lee reports from seoul. fairy tale weddings are expected in south korea and some couples are embracing new ways to meet. these newlyweds are unpacking their new life and business together. their story started when they met through a matching agency. translation: i signed up because i wanted to meet someone who also wanted to get married. lots of people do not want to these days. translation: working in construction, they were not many chances to meet new people. it was helpful to find an expert to help find a partner. the

in 1958, cadbury or somebody started putting chock hats in the doors, and they kicked the saints andhe bible verses right out of the calendar. [ laughter ] and now we have advent calendars full of beer. we have wine. full of hard seltzer. full of hard lick or correspond. full of weed. [ cheers and applause ] there are advent calendars for dogs now. there's even a sex toy advent calendar. [ cheers and applause ] can you imagine how confused jesus would be if he came back to earth? "this is how we celebrate your birthday month now!" [ laughter ] then another christmas miracle rising again for a limited time. the beloved mcrib sandwich is back at mcdonald's. [ cheers and applause ] most people don't know this, mcrib has a strong biblical connection. god, in the beginning god took one of adam's ribs to create eve. [ laughter ] the other one he slathered barbecue sauce on. [ laughter ] and put on it a bun. now a million years later, it's time for the final showdown of the mcrib versus ozempic for the very first time. [ laughter ] mcdonald trump is going to france over this weekend to witn

. >>> hershey shares are climbing more than 12% after bloomberg reported that cadbury and mondelez isking another attempt to buy the chocolate company. hershey shares on pace for their best day since june 2016 while mondelez is falling down around 2%. and take a look at solar edge. that stock up about 12% after the solar energy company announced it has started shipping its usa edition home battery. they said the product is designed to qualify for dmek domestic credit. >> thank you. coming up, apple shares hitting a record high today. one wireless company is warning of a slow start to the upgrade cycle. a top analyst lays out what he expects, why apple is still his top pick heading into 2525. closing bell's back after this. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. our friend sold their policy to help pay their medical bills, and that

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